List of collaborative software

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{{original research|date=August 2016}}

This list is divided into proprietary or free software, and open source software, with several comparison tables of different product and vendor characteristics. It also includes a section of project collaboration software, which is a standard feature in collaboration platforms.

General

Systems listed on a light purple background are no longer in active development.

=General Information=

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Name

! Creator

! Latest stable release

! Stable
release date

! First public
release date

! Database backend

! License

! Software
product
available

! SaaS
available

{{rh}} | Adobe LiveCycle

| Adobe

| 9

| {{dts|2010}}

|

| Filesystem

| Proprietary

| {{Yes}}

| {{No}}

{{rh}} | Alfresco

| Alfresco Software

| {{Alfresco (software) version}}

| {{Alfresco (software) version|releasedate}}

| {{dts|2005}}

| MariaDB, MySQL, Oracle, PostgreSQL, SQL Server{{Cite web |title=Alfresco Docs - Configure databases |url=https://docs.alfresco.com/content-services/7.0/config/databases/ |access-date=2022-05-09 |website=docs.alfresco.com}}

| LGPL

| {{Yes}}

| {{Yes}}

{{rh}} | Altova MetaTeam

| Altova GmbH

| {{dts|2013}}

| {{dts|2012}}

| {{dts|2010}}

| Cloud

| Proprietary

| {{No}}

| {{Yes}}

{{rh}} | Assembla

| Assembla

| Continuous Delivery

| {{dts|2013}}

| {{dts|2006}}

|

| Proprietary

| {{Yes}}

| {{Yes}}

{{rh}} | Collaborate

| HighQ

| 4.4

| {{dts|2018}}

| {{dts|2001}}

|

| Proprietary

| {{No}}

| {{Yes}}

{{rh}} | Collabora Online

| Collabora

| {{wikidata|property|preferred|references|edit|Q30585118|P348|P400=Q6368|P548=Q2804309}}

| {{wikidata|qualifier|raw|preferred|single|Q30585118|P348|P400=Q6368|P548=Q2804309|P577}}

| {{dts|2016}}

| n/a as integrates with storage providers

| MPLv2

| {{Yes}}

| {{Yes}}

{{rh}} | ConceptDraw Office

| CS Odessa

| 4.4

| 2018-04-17

| {{dts|2008}}

|

| Proprietary

| {{Yes}}

| {{Yes}}

{{rh}} | Confluence

| Atlassian

| {{Confluence (software) version}}

| {{Confluence (software) version|releasedate}}

| {{dts|2004}}

|

| Proprietary

| {{Yes}}

| {{Yes}}

{{rh}} | Drupal

| Drupal

| {{Drupal version}}

| {{Drupal version|releasedate}}

| 2001

| MariaDB, Microsoft SQL Server, MySQL, Percona Server, PostgreSQL, SQLite{{cite web|url= http://drupal.org/requirements |title=System requirements |website= Drupal.org |date=29 April 2022 |access-date= 2022-05-09}}

| GPL 2, 3

| {{Yes}}

| {{Yes}}

{{rh}} | EGroupware

| EGroupware

| 16.1

| 2021

| {{dts|2003}}

| MariaDB, MySql, PostgreSQL

| GPLv2

| {{Yes}}

| {{Yes}}

{{rh}} | Easy Redmine

|Easy Software

|13.3.0

|October 2023

|2007

|MySQL database (Percona)

|Proprietary Software based on Redmine

|{{yes}}

|{{yes}}

{{rh}} | EMC Documentum eRoom

| EMC

| 7.4.4

| 2012

| 2003

| Filesystem

| Proprietary

| {{yes}}

| {{No}}

{{rh}} | Google Drive

| Google

|

|

|

| Cloud

| Proprietary

| {{No}}

| {{Yes}}

{{rh}} | HumHub

|HumHub GmbH & Co. KG

|{{wikidata|property|reference|Q21154021|P348}}

|{{wikidata|qualifier|raw|Q21154021|P348|P577}}; {{Time ago|{{wikidata|qualifier|raw|Q21154021|P348|P577}}}}

|2014

|MariaDB, MySQL{{Cite web |title=System Requirements |website=HumHub Documentation |url=https://docs.humhub.org/docs/admin/requirements |access-date=2022-05-09}}

|AGPL

| {{Yes}}

| {{Yes}}

{{rh}} | IBM Connections Suite

| IBM

| {{IBM Connections version}}

| {{IBM Connections version|releasedate}}

| {{dts|2007|June|27}}

| IBM Db2

| Proprietary

| {{Yes}}

| {{Yes}}

{{rh}} | IBM Domino

| IBM

| 8.5.2

| 2010-08-24

| {{dts|1996|December}}

|

| Proprietary

| {{Yes}}

| {{Yes}}

{{rh}} | IBM Notes

| IBM

|

|

|

|

| Proprietary

| {{Yes}}

| {{Yes}}

{{rh}} | IBM Sametime

| IBM

|

|

|

|

| Proprietary

| {{Yes}}

| {{Yes}}

{{rh}} | ICEFLO

| Agenor Technology

| v 3.15.0

|

| 2009

| IBM SoftLayer

| Proprietary

| {{Yes}}

| {{Yes}}

{{rh}} | IceWarp Mail Server

| IceWarp

| 12.1.1

| 2018-10-30

| {{dts|1998}}

|

| Proprietary

| {{Yes}}

| {{Yes}}

{{rh}} | InLoox

| InLoox, Inc.

| 10.2.8{{Cite web |title=InLoox Product Releases |url=https://www.inloox.com/support/downloads/product-releases/ |access-date=2022-05-09 |website=www.inloox.com}}

| 2021-03-29

| {{dts|1999}}

| Microsoft SQL Server{{Cite web |title=System Requirements - InLoox |url=https://www.inloox.com/support/knowledge-base/system-requirements/#id90917 |access-date=2022-05-09 |website=www.inloox.com}}

| Proprietary

| {{Yes}}

| {{Yes}}

{{rh}} | Jive

| Jive Software

| {{Jive (software) version}}

| {{Jive (software) version|releasedate}}

| {{dts|2006}}

| Oracle, MS SQL, Db2, mySQL, Postgres

| Proprietary

|

|

{{rh}} | Kolab

| The Kolab-Project and Kolab Systems AG

| 3.3

| 2014-08-20

| {{dts|2003|July|17}}

| IMAP(File/mail)-based

| various Free Software licenses

| {{Yes}}

| {{Yes}}

{{rh2}} | Kune

| Comunes Collective

| 1.0.0

| 2015-03-18

| {{dts|2003|July|17}}

|

| AGPL

| {{Yes}}

| {{Yes}}

{{rh}} | LibreOffice Online

| The Document Foundation

| 6.13

| 2018

| {{dts|2017}}

|

| MPL 2.0

| {{Yes}}

| {{No}}

{{rh}} | LogicalDOC

| Logical Objects

| Community Edition 8.7.3

| 2022-02-08

| {{dts|2006}}

|

| LGPL

| {{Yes}}

| {{Yes}}

{{rh}} | Microsoft Exchange Server

| Microsoft

| 2016

| 2011-08-04

| {{dts|2007}}

| Exchange DB

| Proprietary

| {{Yes}}

| {{Yes}}

{{rh}} | Microsoft Live Meeting

| Microsoft

| 2007

| 2007

| {{dts|1997}}

|

| Proprietary

| {{Yes}}

| {{Yes}}

{{rh}} | Microsoft Lync Server

| Microsoft

| 2010

| 2010

| {{dts|2000|November}}

| SQL Server or SQL EE

| Proprietary

| {{Yes}}

| {{Yes}}

{{rh}} | Microsoft Office

| Microsoft

| 2016

| 2016

| {{dts|1990}}

|

| Proprietary

| {{Yes}}

| {{Yes}}

{{rh}} | Microsoft Project Server

| Microsoft

| 2010

| 2010-06-15

| {{dts|2000}}

|

| Proprietary

| {{Yes}}

| {{Yes}}

{{rh}} | Microsoft SharePoint Foundation

| Microsoft

| {{SharePoint version}}

| {{SharePoint version|releasedate}}

| 2001

| SQL Server or SQL EE

| Proprietary

| {{Yes}}

| {{No}}

{{rh}} | Microsoft SharePoint Server

| Microsoft

| {{SharePoint version}}

| {{SharePoint version|releasedate}}

| {{dts|2001}}

| SQL Server or SQL EE

| Proprietary

| {{Yes}}

| {{Yes}}

{{rh}} | Microsoft SharePoint Workspace

| Microsoft

| {{SharePoint version}}

| {{SharePoint version|releasedate}}

| {{dts|2007}}

|

| Proprietary

| {{Yes}}

| {{No}}

{{rh}} | Microsoft Team Foundation Server

| Microsoft

| 2015

| 2015

| {{dts|1994}}

| SQL Server or SQL EE

| Proprietary

| {{Yes}}

| {{No}}

{{rh}} | Microsoft Windows Live

| Microsoft

| 2011

| 2010-09

| {{dts|2005|November|01}}

| Cloud

| Proprietary

| {{No}}

| {{Yes}}

{{rh}} | Nefsis

| Nefsis

| 3.72

| 2011-01-07

| {{dts|1998}}

| Cloud

| Proprietary

| {{Yes}}

| {{Yes}}

{{rh}} | Nextcloud

| Nextcloud

| {{wikidata|property|reference|edit|Q25874683|P348}}

| {{wikidata|qualifier|raw|Q25874683|P348|P577}}; {{Time ago|{{wikidata|qualifier|raw|Q25874683|P348|P577}}}}

| 2016

| MariaDB, MySQL, Oracle, PostgreSQL, SQLite{{Cite web |title=System requirements — Nextcloud latest Administration Manual latest documentation |url=https://docs.nextcloud.com/server/latest/admin_manual/installation/system_requirements.html#server |access-date=2022-08-31 |website=docs.nextcloud.com}}

| AGPLv3+

| {{Yes}}

| {{Yes}}

{{rh}} | Notion

| Notion Labs Inc.

|

|

| {{dts|2016}}

|

| Proprietary

| {{Yes}}

| {{Yes}}

{{rh}} | Oracle WebCenter

| Oracle

| 11g

| 2009-07

|

|

| Proprietary

|

|

{{rh}} | Redmine

|

|

|

|2006

|Multpiple

|GPLv2

|{{yes}}

|{{yes}}

{{rh}} | SAP NetWeaver Portal

| SAP

|

|

| {{dts|2004}}

|

| Proprietary

|

|

{{rh}} | Tiki Wiki CMS Groupware

| Tiki Software Community Association

| {{Tiki Wiki CMS Groupware version}}

| {{Tiki Wiki CMS Groupware version|releasedate}}

| October 2002

| MariaDB, MySQL{{Cite web |last=Community |first=Tiki |title=Requirements - Documentation for Tiki Wiki CMS Groupware |url=https://doc.tiki.org/Requirements |access-date=2022-05-09 |website=Tiki Wiki CMS Groupware :: Documentation |language=en}}

| LGPL

| {{Yes}}

| {{No}}

{{rh}} | TrackerSuite.Net

| Automation Centre

| 3.6

| 2010-11

| {{dts|2006}}

| SQL Server

| Proprietary

| {{Yes}}

| {{Yes}}

{{rh}} | Traction TeamPage

| Traction Software

| {{Traction TeamPage version}}

| {{Traction TeamPage version|releasedate}}

| {{dts|1999|December|1}}

| NoSQL Journal, MySQL

| Proprietary

| {{Yes}}

| {{Yes}}

{{rh}} | Wrike

| Wrike

| 2013

| 2007

| 2006

| PostgreSQL

| Proprietary

| {{No}}

| {{Yes}}

{{rh}} | WPS Office

| Kingsoft

| 2019

| 2019-05-06

| 1988

| SQL Server or SQL EE

| Proprietary

| {{Yes}}

| {{Yes}}

{{rh}} | XWiki

| XWiki

| {{XWiki version}}

| {{XWiki version|releasedate}}

| May 22, 2007

| HSQLDB, MariaDB, MySQL, PostgreSQL, Oracle{{Cite web |title=Database Support Strategy - XWiki |url=https://dev.xwiki.org/xwiki/bin/view/Community/SupportStrategy/DatabaseSupportStrategy |access-date=2022-05-09 |website=dev.xwiki.org}}

| LGPL

| {{Yes}}

| {{Yes}}

{{rh}} | Xaitporter

| Xait

| 2014

| 2002

| 2001

| Oracle

| Proprietary

| {{No}}

| {{Yes}}

{{rh}} | Zoho Projects

| Zoho

| 5.0

| 2015-01-20

| August 26, 2006

| MySQL

| Proprietary

| {{No}}

| {{Yes}}

Name

! Creator

! Latest stable release

! Stable
release date

! First public
release date

! Database backend

! License

! Software
product
available

! SaaS
available

=Comparison of unified communications features=

{{main|unified communications}}

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Name

! E-mail server

! Faxing

! Instant messaging

! Telephony

! Videoconferencing

! Web conferencing

! Data conferencing

! Application sharing

! Electronic meeting system

! Synchronous conferencing

{{rh}}| IBM Sametime

| {{no}}, integrated with Lotus Domino

| {{no}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

{{rh}}| IBM Lotus Domino

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}} with integrated Sametime

| {{yes}} with integrated Sametime

| {{yes}} with integrated Sametime

| {{yes}} with integrated Sametime

| {{no}}

| {{yes}} with integrated Sametime

| {{yes}} with integrated Sametime

| {{no}}

{{rh}}| IceWarp Mail Server

| {{yes}}

| {{no}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{no}}

| {{no}}

| {{no}}

| {{yes}}

{{rh}}| Microsoft Exchange Server

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{no}}

| {{no}}

| {{no}}

| {{no}}

| {{no}}

| {{no}}

| {{yes}}

| {{no}}

{{rh}}| Microsoft Lync Server

| {{no}}, integrated with Exchange Server

| {{no}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

{{rh}}| Microsoft SharePoint

| {{no}}, integrated with Exchange Server

| {{no}}

| {{no}}

| {{no}}

| {{no}}

| {{no}}

| {{no}}

| {{no}}

| {{yes}}

| {{no}}

{{rh}}| Nextcloud

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}, email to VOIP

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}} collaborative editing with integrated video conferencing

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

Name

! E-mail server

! Faxing

! Instant messaging

! Telephony

! Videoconferencing

! Web conferencing

! Data conferencing

! Application sharing

! Electronic meeting system

! Synchronous conferencing

=Comparison of collaborative software features=

{{main|collaborative software}}

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class="wikitable sortable sticky-header" style="width: 100%; text-align: center; font-size: smaller;"
Name

! Wikis

! Web publishing

! Calendaring software

! Project management

! Workflow system

! Document management

! List management

! XML Forms management and workflow

! Discussion

! Blogs

! Surveys

! Time tracking

! Business intelligence

! Charting

! Bookmarking, Tagging, Rating and Comments

! Social software

! Enterprise search

! Office suite

{{rh}}| Easy Redmine

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{no}}

| {{no}}

| {{yes}}

| {{no}}

| {{no}}

| {{yes}}

| {{no}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{no}}

{{rh}}| EGroupware

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{no}}

| {{no}}

| {{no}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{no}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}, web, webdav

{{rh}}| Google Workspace

| {{yes}}, Sites

| {{yes}}, Sites

| {{yes}}

| {{no}}

| {{no}}

| {{yes}}, simple

| {{no}}

| {{yes}}, simple

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{no}}

| {{no}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

{{rh}}| IBM Connections

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}, simple

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}, simple

| {{no}}

| {{no}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{no}}

| {{no}}

| {{no}}

| {{no}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{no}}

| {{no}}

{{rh}}| IBM Lotus Domino

| {{no}}

| {{no}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}, simple

| {{yes}}

| {{no}}

| {{no}}

| {{no}}

| {{no}}

| {{no}}

| {{no}}

| {{no}}

| {{no}}

| {{no}}

| {{no}}

| {{no}}

| {{no}}

| {{no}}

{{rh}}| IceWarp Mail Server

| {{no}}

| {{no}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}, simple

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{no}}

| {{no}}

| {{yes}}

| {{no}}

| {{no}}

| {{no}}

| {{no}}

| {{no}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{no}}

| {{yes}}

{{rh}}| InLoox

| {{no}}

| {{no}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{no}}

| {{yes}}

| {{no}}

| {{no}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}, limited

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}, MS Office Interface

{{rh}}| Jive Software

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}, simple

| {{no}}

| {{yes}}

| {{no}}

| {{no}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{no}}

| {{no}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}, MS Office Interface

{{rh}}| Kune

| {{yes}}

| {{partial | In development}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}, simple

| {{no}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes|yes, wave-based}}

| {{no}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes| yes (gadget)}}

| {{no}}

| {{no}}

| {{no}}

| {{partial | In development}}

| {{yes}}

| {{no}}

| {{partial | Real-time collaborative documents}}

{{rh}}| Microsoft Exchange Server

| {{no}}

| {{no}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}, simple

| {{yes}}

| {{no}}

| {{no}}

| {{no}}

| {{no}}

| {{no}}

| {{no}}

| {{no}}

| {{no}}

| {{no}}

| {{no}}

| {{no}}

| {{no}}

| {{no}}

{{rh}}| Microsoft Office

| {{no}}

| {{no}}

| {{no}}

| {{no}}

| {{no}}

| {{yes}}, simple

| {{no}}

| {{yes}}

| {{no}}

| {{no}}

| {{no}}

| {{no}}

| {{no}}

| {{yes}}

| {{no}}

| {{no}}

| {{no}}

| {{yes}}, desktop

{{rh}}| Microsoft Project Server

| {{no}}

| {{no}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{no}}

| {{no}}

| {{no}}

| {{no}}

| {{no}}

| {{no}}

| {{no}}

| {{yes}}

| {{no}}

| {{no}}

| {{no}}

| {{no}}

| {{no}}

| {{no}}

{{rh}}| Microsoft Sharepoint

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}, simple

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}, web

{{rh}}| Microsoft Team Foundation Server

| {{no}}

| {{no}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{no}}

| {{no}}

| {{yes}}

| {{no}}

| {{no}}

| {{yes}}

| {{no}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{no}}

| {{yes}}

| {{no}}

{{rh}}| Nextcloud

| {{no}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}, limited

| {{no}}

| {{no}}

| {{no}}

| {{yes}}

| {{no}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}, limited

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}, limited

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}, limited

| {{yes}}

{{rh}}|Smartsheet

| {{no}}

| {{yes}}{{cite web | title=Publishing Sheets & Reports | website=Smartsheet | date=December 3, 2012 | url=http://help.smartsheet.com/customer/portal/articles/522078-publishing-sheets-reports | access-date=September 11, 2015}}

| {{yes}}{{cite web | title=Calendars | website=Smartsheet | date=July 3, 2012 | url=https://www.smartsheet.com/product-tour/calendars | access-date=September 11, 2015}}

| {{yes}}{{cite web | title=Online Project Management Templates | website=Smartsheet | date=May 13, 2014 | url=https://www.smartsheet.com/solutions/project-management | access-date=September 11, 2015}}

| {{yes}}{{cite web | last=Grant | first=Rebecca | title=Smartsheet gets $26M to keep enterprise workflow under control | website=VentureBeat | date=December 3, 2012 | url=https://venturebeat.com/2012/12/03/smartsheet-gets-26m-to-keep-enterprise-workflow-under-control/ | access-date=September 11, 2015}}

| {{yes}}{{cite book| title=Make Every Second Count : Time Management Tips and Techniques for More Success with Less Stress |last=Bly|first=Robert|date=December 2010|publisher=Career Press, Incorporated|isbn=9781601631336}}

| {{yes}}

| {{no}}

| {{yes}}{{cite web | title=Using Discussions | website=Smartsheet | date=December 3, 2012 | url=http://help.smartsheet.com/customer/portal/articles/504767-using-discussions | access-date=September 11, 2015}}

| {{no}}

| {{yes}}{{cite web | title=Smart Survey Tool | website=Smartsheet | date=July 23, 2014 | url=https://www.smartsheet.com/smart-survey-tool | access-date=September 11, 2015}}

| {{yes}}{{cite web | title=Time Tracker for Client Projects Template with Form | website=Smartsheet | date=May 13, 2014 | url=https://www.smartsheet.com/solutions/time-tracker-for-client-projects-with-form | access-date=September 11, 2015}}

| {{no}}

| {{yes}}{{cite web | title=Gantt Charts | website=Smartsheet | date=July 5, 2012 | url=https://www.smartsheet.com/product-tour/gantt-charts | access-date=September 11, 2015}}

| {{no}}

| {{no}}

| {{yes}}{{cite web | title=Searching in Smartsheet | website=Smartsheet | date=December 3, 2012 | url=http://help.smartsheet.com/customer/portal/articles/522231-searching-in-smartsheet | access-date=September 11, 2015}}

| {{yes}}, MS Office Interface

{{rh}}| Traction TeamPage

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}, simple

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{no}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}, plug-in

| {{yes}}, basic

| {{no}}

| {{yes}}, usage charts, API

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}, plug-in

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}, web, webdav

{{rh}}| Tiki Wiki CMS Groupware

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}, simple

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}} (newsletter)

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{no}}

| {{yes}} (basic)

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}, web

{{rh}}| Wrike

| {{no}}

| {{no}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{no}}

| {{no}}

| {{yes}}

| {{no}}

| {{no}}

| {{yes}}

| {{no}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{no}}

| {{yes}}, web

{{rh}}| Xaitporter

| {{no}}

| {{no}}

| {{yes}}, limited

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{no}}

| {{no}}

| {{yes}}

| {{no}}

| {{no}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{no}}

| {{yes}}, webdav

{{rh}}| Trello

| {{no}}

| {{no}}

| {{yes}}, limited

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{no}}

| {{no}}

| {{no}}

| {{yes}}

| {{no}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{no}}

| {{no}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{no}}

| {{no}}

{{rh}}|XWiki Enterprise

|{{yes}}

|{{yes}}

|{{yes}}, extension

|{{yes}}, extension

|{{yes}}, extension

|{{yes}}, extension

|{{yes}}, extension

|{{yes}}, extension

|{{yes}}, extension

|{{yes}}

|{{yes}}, extension

|{{no}}

|{{no}}

|{{yes}}, extension

|{{yes}}, and extension for rating

|{{yes}}

|{{yes}}, (Lucene/SolR)

|{{yes}}, web

{{rh}}|Zoho Projects

|{{yes}}

|{{no}}

|{{yes}}

|{{yes}}

|{{yes}}, limited

|{{yes}}

|{{no}}

|{{no}}

|{{yes}}

|{{no}}

|{{no}}

|{{yes}}

|{{no}}

|{{yes}}

|{{yes}}, limited

|{{yes}}

|{{no}}

|{{yes}}, web

Name

! Wikis

! Web publishing

! Calendaring software

! Project management

! Workflow system

! Document management

! List management

! XML Forms management and workflow

! Discussion

! Blogs

! Surveys

! Time tracking

! Business intelligence

! Charting

! Bookmarking, Tagging, Rating and Comments

! Social software

! Enterprise search

! Office suite

=Comparison of targets=

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Name

! Public

! Intranet

! Extranet

! Personal Sites

! Team Sites

! Developer

{{rh}}| IBM Connections

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

{{rh}}| IBM Lotus Domino

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

{{rh}}| IBM Lotus QuickPlace

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

{{rh}}| Microsoft Exchange Server

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{no}}

| {{no}}

| {{no}}

{{rh}}| Microsoft Office Live Communications Server

| {{no}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{no}}

{{rh}}| Microsoft Sharepoint

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

{{rh}}| Microsoft Team Foundation Server

| {{no}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

{{rh}}| Nextcloud

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

Name

! Public

! Intranet

! Extranet

! Personal Sites

! Team Sites

! Developer

Open source software

The following are open source applications for collaboration:

= Standard [[client–server]] software =

= Groupware: Web-based software =

  • Axigen
  • Bricolage, content management system
  • BigBlueButton, Web meetings
  • Collabora Online, Enterprise-ready edition of LibreOffice enabling real-time collaborative editing of documents, spreadsheets, presentations and graphics
  • DotNetNuke, also called DNN: module-based, evolved from ASP 1.0 demo applications
  • EGroupware, a free open source groupware software intended for businesses from small to enterprises
  • EtherPad, collaborative drafting with chat
  • Feng Office Community Edition
  • FusionForge, has wiki, forums, mailing lists, FTP, SSH, subdomains, hosting, email alias, backups, CVS/SVN, task management
  • Group-Office, Web-based groupware for sharing calendars, files, e-mail, CRM, Projects, Mobile Synchronization and much more.
  • Horde
  • HumHub a free and open-source enterprise social network solution
  • IceWarp Server
  • Jumper 2.0, collaborative search engine and knowledge management platform
  • Kolab Groupware, integrated Roundcube web frontend
  • Kune, collaborative federated social network, based on Apache Wave
  • Loomio, for making decisions together (AGPL).
  • MediaWiki, which provides core content management and integrates with many other tools via extensions
  • Nextcloud, file hosting service, functionally similar to Dropbox, Office 365 or Google Drive when used with its integrated office suite solutions Collabora Online or OnlyOffice
  • OnlyOffice Community Server, available for Microsoft and Linux
  • OpenBroadcaster LPFM IPTV broadcast automation tools
  • Overleaf for creating LaTeX documents
  • phpGroupWare
  • Simple Groupware
  • SOGo, integrated email, calendaring with Apple iCal, Mozilla Thunderbird and native Outlook compatibility
  • Tiki Wiki CMS Groupware, has wiki, forums, calendar, ticket system, workflow engine
  • Tine 2.0
  • Tonido, free collaborative software with workspace synchronizing, Web access from personal desktop; cross-platform
  • Zarafa, full MAPI MS Exchange replacement for Linux, GPL+proprietary
  • Kopano, full MAPI MS Exchange replacement for Linux, GPL+proprietary
  • Zentyal
  • Zimbra

= Other =

  • Alfresco, enterprise content management system: document management, workflow, and portal
  • Drupal Framework, open source content management framework: document management, web pages, attachments, forums, photos, social profiles, collaboration tools
  • Liferay Enterprise Portal, open source enterprise portal: document management, wiki, social tools, workflow
  • LogicalDOC, document management system: document management, workflow
  • Nuxeo EP, enterprise content management system: document management, workflow
  • OpenKM, open source document management system: document management

Project collaboration software

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=Web-based software=

  • 5day.io, is a modern work management tool
  • Ceiton, workflow-based project management with Gantt chart, scheduling calendar and time-tracking
  • Central Desktop, has project management, wiki, file upload, review and approve, calendar, document management
  • Clarizen, online on-demand, collaborative project execution software
  • dotProject
  • Easy Redmine, open-source project management software
  • Easy Projects
  • EGroupware, is free open source groupware software intended for businesses from small to enterprises
  • Feng Office Community Edition
  • Fle3
  • Gitea
  • GitLab
  • Group-Office, Web-based groupware for sharing calendars, files, e-mail, CRM, Projects, Mobile Synchronization and much more.
  • Horde
  • InLoox, web-based project management and collaboration software with Outlook integration
  • LiquidPlanner, web-based project management and collaboration software
  • Mindquarry, has document synchronizing, wiki, task management
  • PBworks is a commercial real-time collaborative editing (RTCE) system
  • phpGroupWare, has a project collaboration module
  • Plone, content management
  • project.net
  • Projectplace, full suite of collaborative project tools
  • Redmine, for software projects includes issue tracking, wiki, basic file and document management with hooks to major version control systems: SVN, Git, etc.
  • Simple Groupware
  • TeamLab, has forums, blogs, bookmarks, wiki, task management, instant messaging, mobile version, CRM, online document editors
  • TogetherJS by Mozilla, an open-source javascript library that can transform any web application into a real-time collaborative editor.
  • Trac, has wiki, document management, ticket system and version control system
  • Traction TeamPage integrated action tracking, wiki, live status, notification, and streams organized by person, task, project, and shared permissioned space.
  • web2project, a dotproject fork with active current development and some innovations: subprojects, etc.
  • WiserEarth, social network and database that include an open-source Groupware (closed)
  • Wrike, interactive web-based project management software and tools for remote collaboration
  • Zoho Projects, a web-based project management software with collaboration features{{Cite web|title = Collaboration Software Web : Zoho Projects|url = https://www.zoho.com/projects/collaboration-software.html|website = www.zoho.com|access-date = 2015-12-09}} such as Interactive Feeds, Chat, Calendar, Forum, Wiki Pages and shared Document management

= Other =

=Comparison=

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Name

! Mail transfer agent

! Mail storage type

! IMAP server

! IMAP shared

! Calendar format

! Calendar shared

! IM server

! WebDAV

! Web UI

! Contacts shared

! Files shared

! Web admin UI

! Antivirus

! Spam filter

! Notes

{{rh}}| Axigen

| {{yes|SMTP proprietary RFC compliant}}

| {{yes| proprietary indexed storage}}

| {{yes| proprietary RFC compliant}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes| iCal}}

| {{yes| available from Microsoft Outlook & Webmail}}

| {{no}}

| {{no}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{no}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes|ClamAV}}

| {{yes|SpamAssassin, Sieve, others}}

| Mobile synchronizing using full compliant ActiveSync, Ajax GUI, multiplatform, Microsoft Outlook connector with online/offline modes

{{rh}}| Bynari

| {{yes| SMTP Postfix}}

| {{yes| IMAP}}

| {{yes| Cyrus IMAP}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes| iCal}}

| {{yes| iCal}}

| {{yes| Jabber}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes|ClamAV}}

| {{yes|SpamAssassin and Sieve}}

|Mobile synchronizing using full compliant ActiveSync, Ajax webapp, Microsoft Outlook connector

{{rh}}| Citadel/UX

| Custom

| Berkeley DB

| {{yes|Custom}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes|iCal}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes|GroupDAV and WebCal support}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes|various methods}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes|ClamAV on SpamAssassin}}

| {{yes|SpamAssassin, or pre-processed with Postfix or qpsmtpd}}

| Hot backups need retained recent database logs

{{rh}}| EGroupware

| SMTP

| IMAP server dependent

| Cyrus or any IMAP server

| {{yes}}

| {{yes|iCal}}

| {{yes}}

| {{no}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}} on Linux- any external

| {{yes|Sieve filters}}

| Ajax GUI, Mobile responsive template, integrates with: mobile devices (Z-Push), any IMAP client

{{rh}}| Feng Office Community Edition

| Sendmail, SMTP

| Database or File system

| Any IMAP server

| {{no}}

| {{yes|SQL, iCal}}

| {{yes|iCal}}

| {{no}}

| {{no}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes|Any external (e.g., ClamAV)}}

| {{depends|Mail server dependent (e.g., SpamAssassin)}}

| Ajax GUI; runs on any operating system with Apache, PHP and MySQL, e.g., Windows, Linux, macOS); commercial support via Feng Office

{{rh}}| Group-Office

| Custom Postfix

| IMAP server dependent

| {{yes|Custom}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes|iCal}}

| {{yes|Web interface}}

| {{no}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes|ClamAV}}

| {{yes|SpamAssassin, DSPAM}}

|Synchronizes with: Microsoft Outlook, iPhone, Android, Symbian, Palm OS, Pocket PC, other SyncML or ActiveSync clients

{{rh}}| Horde

| Sendmail, SMTP

| {{no}}

| Cyrus, others

| {{no}}

| {{no}}

| {{yes|DB, ICAL export}}

| {{no}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{no}}

| {{yes|rule-based filtering}}

| integrates into Kolab, has SyncML-interface

{{rh}}| Jumper 2.0

| {{no}}

| {{no}}

| {{yes|Custom}}

| {{no}}

| {{yes|SQL, iCal}}

| {{yes|iCal}}

| {{no}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes|Shares any content, media, or data}}

| {{yes}}

| {{no}}

| {{no}}

| Enterprise bookmarking engine, uses peer and social networking principles to tag and link distributed data resources for universal search regardless of vendor, format, or location

{{rh}}| Kolab

| Postfix

| {{yes|IMAP (Kolab-XML format) and LDAP}}

| {{yes|Cyrus and (experimental) Dovecot}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes|iCal and Kolab-XML format}}

| {{yes|IMAP, iCal- and HTML-Export}}

| {{no}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes|Roundcube}}

| {{yes|IMAP and LDAP}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes|ClamAV, others}}

| {{yes|SpamAssassin, others}}

| Runs on almost all Unix/Linux; integrated Roundcube webfrontend, and ActiveSync (via Syncroton), and serves most common PIM-clients such as Kontact, Microsoft Outlook (with connector plug-in) and others.

{{rh}}| OpenGroupware

| Postfix

| Mail Dir

| {{yes|Cyrus}}

| {{no}}

| {{no}}

| {{yes|Export to iCal}}

| {{depends|XMPP, if purchased}}

| {{no}}

| {{no}}

| {{no}}

| {{no}}

| {{depends|If purchased}}

|

|

|

{{rh}}| Open-
Xchange

| Postfix{{cite web |url=https://www.open-xchange.com/legal/licenses-for-ox-as-a-service/ |title=Licenses for OX as a Service |author= |website=Open-Xchange |access-date=2018-03-04 }}

| IMAP server dependent{{cite web |url=https://oxpedia.org/wiki/index.php?title=AppSuite:Architecture_Overview |title=Open-Xchange Architecture Overview |last=Will |first=Karsten |date=2015-01-20 |website=Oxpedia |publisher=Open-Xchange |access-date=2018-03-04 |quote=Email storage … The default implementation uses IMAP}}

| Cyrus, Courier, Dovecot{{cite web |url=https://oxpedia.org/wiki/index.php?title=AppSuite:OX_System_Requirements#Installation-.2C_Hardware-.2C_Software-Requirements |title=OX App Suite Requirements - Open-Xchange supported components overview |author= |date=2017-10-06 |website=Oxpedia |publisher=Open-Xchange |access-date=2018-03-04 |quote=Supported IMAP Server: Dovecot (Recommended), Cyrus and Courier (To some extent, may mot support all features)}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes|iCal}}{{cite web |url=https://oxpedia.org/wiki/index.php?title=Hosting_FAQ_for_Users |title=Open-Xchange FAQ for Users |author= |date=2014-09-22 |website=Oxpedia |publisher=Open-Xchange |access-date=2018-03-04}}

| {{yes|LDAP, CalDAV, Google, Export to iCal}}{{cite web |url=http://oxpedia.org/wiki/index.php?title=AppSuite:Architecture_Overview |title=Open-Xchange Architecture Overview |last=Will |first=Karsten |date=2015-01-20 |website=Oxpedia |publisher=Open-Xchange |access-date=2018-03-05 }}

| {{no}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{depends|If purchased}}

| {{yes|ClamAV, others}}

| {{yes|SpamAssassin, others}}

| Ajax GUI, Microsoft Outlook integration, tasks module

{{rh}}| PhpGroupWare

| {{no}}

| {{no}}

| {{no}}

| {{unk}}

| {{unk}}

| {{yes|ICAL}}

| {{yes}}

| {{unk}}

| {{yes}}

| {{unk}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

|

|

|Quite similar to eGroupWare

{{rh}}| Simple Groupware

| SMTP

| IMAP server dependent, Database

| {{yes|Cyrus, Courier IMAP, UW IMAP, others}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes|SQL, iCal and XML format}}

| {{yes|Database, ICAL import/export}}

| {{yes|Built-in chat module}}

| {{no|Planned for 0.3}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes|ClamAV, others}}

| {{depends|Mail server dependent}}

| Synchronizes with: Outlook, Symbian, Pocket PC, mail notifications, document preview

{{rh}}| Tine 2.0

| Postfix or any other SMTP Server

| SQL

| DBMail or other IMAP-server

| {{depends|if IMAP server support}}

| {{yes|SQL}}

| {{yes|not yet CalDAV or iCal}}

| {{no}}

| {{no}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{no}}

| {{yes}}

| {{no}}

| {{no}}

|Uses external IMAP server; synchronizes with: Symbian, Palm OS, Pocket PC, other ActiveSync clients

{{rh}}| Tonido Workspace

| {{no}}

| {{no}}

| {{no}}

| {{no}}

| {{yes|Synchronizing, Web-based access}}

| {{yes|Built-in chat module}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{no}}

| {{no}}

| Free, for Windows, Mac OS X, Linux; built-in web server allows P2P synchronizing similar to Microsoft Groove and usual guest workspace access via Ajax-based WebUI

{{rh}}| Twproject

| relies on existing SMTP

| synchronizes with clients

| {{no}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes|iCal}}

| {{yes|iCal}}

| {{no}}

| {{no}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{no}}

| {{no}}

| Synchronizes with: Outlook, Google calendars, mail; full project management module

{{rh}}| Wrike

| {{no}}

| {{no}}

| {{no}}

| {{no}}

| {{yes| iCal}}

| {{yes}}

| {{no}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{no}}

| {{no}}

| Mobile synchronizing using full compliant Dropbox & Google docs, rich Ajax web access, Microsoft Outlook & iMail connector

{{rh}}| Zarafa

| Postfix, Exim, Qmail, Sendmail, others

| MySQL, optional attachments on filesystem

| {{yes}}

| {{yes|Public Folder available}}

| {{yes|Outlook, WebApp, Webaccess, iCal, Z-Merge}}

| {{yes|Outlook, WebApp, Webaccess, Z-Merge}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes|ClamAV, others}}

| {{yes|SpamAssassin, others}}

| HTML5 WebApp (with Videoconferencing functionality and (large) file sharing), Ajax WebAccess, online and offline Outlook compatibility, fully ActiveSync compatible using Z-Push (Symbian, Pocket PC, iPhone (firmware 2.X), Nokia (mail4Exchange)), integrates with AD and LDAP, own serverside integration framework Z-Merge

{{rh}}| Kopano

| Postfix, Exim, Qmail, Sendmail, others

| MySQL, optional attachments on filesystem

| {{yes}}

| {{yes|Public Folder available}}

| {{yes|Outlook, WebApp, iCal, Z-Merge}}

| {{yes|Outlook, WebApp, Z-Merge}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes|ClamAV, others}}

| {{yes|SpamAssassin, others}}

| HTML5 WebApp (with Videoconferencing functionality and (large) file sharing), Ajax WebAccess, online and offline Outlook compatibility, fully ActiveSync compatible using Z-Push (Symbian, Pocket PC, iPhone (firmware 2.X), Nokia (mail4Exchange)), integrates with AD and LDAP, own serverside integration framework Z-Merge

{{rh}}| Zentyal

| Postfix

| IMAP server dependent

| {{yes|Dovecot}}

| {{no}}

| {{yes|Outlook, Webaccess, iCal}}

| {{yes|Outlook, Webaccess}}

| {{unk}}

| {{unk}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{unk}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes|ClamAV}}

| {{yes|SpamAssassin}}

| Ajax Web UI, online and offline Outlook native compatibility, fully ActiveSync compatible using SOGo integrates with Samba AD server

{{rh}}| Zimbra

| Custom Postfix

| {{yes|Mail Dir w/ index db}}

| {{yes|Custom}}

| {{no}}

| {{yes|iCal}}

| {{yes|ICAL}}

| {{no|(Removed in v8)}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes|ClamAV}}

| {{yes|SpamAssassin, DSPAM}}

|

Name

! Mail transfer agent

! Mail storage type

! IMAP server

! IMAP shared

! Calendar format

! Calendar shared

! IM server

! WebDAV

! Web UI

! Contacts shared

! Files shared

! Web admin UI

! Antivirus

! Spam filter

! Notes

See also

References